Over the course of the past week, a lot of really inconvenient things have happened to me. Without being too transparent I will just say that I have had to make a lot of changes and almost nothing has gone according to plan. My immediate first reaction was to talk to everyone who would listen. Sometimes it feels better to process things out loud and get other people’s opinions. After that, I started making several plans of action as I anxiously tried to figure out my next best move. I was presented with so many options that I couldn’t think straight and was feeling extremely anxious. This is what I call, “the storm before the calm”.
When something dramatic happens and emotions get intense, it creates a storm. The chaos in life can so easily create chaos in our souls. In the middle of the storm, I remembered that I know the one who can calm it. It doesn’t matter what I’m facing or how impossible it may seem, it is being taken care of. I only have to sit back with a good attitude, and let him calm it.
In the past, I have always been quick to jump from one place to another because I wasn’t secure. I wasn’t secure in the fact that God had a plan. I wasn’t secure that he would provide. This caused me to take the first thing that came my way whether that be a living situation or a job, I settled. I settled for less because I wanted security of income and security of a place to live. This has, for the most part, lead to me choosing things that are not the best fit for me. This situation last week has taught me to slow down and just wait. I know I can trust God and He is, and always will be, in control. I let him calm my storm and now I will wait. I’m not going to loose sleep worrying what tomorrow will bring because I know that today I have everything I need.
